Kiltegan

Kiltegan (Irish: Cill Teagáin, meaning "Church of St. Teagáin") is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland, on the R747 regional road close to the border with County Carlow.

Kiltegan

Cill Teagáin
Village
Kiltegan Church of Ireland church and the Hume family mausoleum
Kiltegan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°54′15″N 6°36′24″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wicklow
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS935848

The 19th century mansion Humewood House lies just outside the village. It was built in 1870 for William Hume-Dick, father-in-law of Richard Penruddocke Long, by William White. It remained in the Hume family until the death of Mimi Weygand (née Hume), in 1992. The house has been used as a location for films such as "The Actors" starring Michael Caine, "Ella Enchanted" with Joanna Lumley, "Laws of Attraction" starring Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore, and for ABC's television movie, "Prince William".[1]

The Roman Catholic St Patrick's Missionary Society, known as the Kiltegan Fathers, has its mother house at High Park 2 km from the village.

Kiltegan won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1973.[2] The village is also home to Kiltegan GAA club, which also includes players from the nearby sister village of Rathdangan.

See also

List of towns and villages in Ireland

References
  1. Turtle Bunbury http://www.turtlebunbury.com/history/history_houses/hist_hse_humewood.html
  2. "List of Overall Winners". Tidy Towns (Ireland). Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013.


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